On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 1920

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	76	44	.633	--
Indians	73	45	.619	2.0
Yankees	74	48	.607	3.0
Browns	58	56	.509	15.0
Red Sox	56	61	.479	18.5
Senators	49	63	.438	23.0
Tigers	46	71	.393	28.5
Athletics	37	81	.314	38.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Indians 2

Tigers 5, Yankees 3

Browns 3, Athletics 1

Browns 3, Athletics 1

Senators 8, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	65	48	.575	--
Robins	66	51	.564	1.0
Giants	63	52	.548	3.0
Pirates	58	56	.509	7.5
Cubs	59	61	.492	9.5
Cardinals	56	61	.479	11.0
Braves	47	63	.427	16.5
Phillies	47	69	.405	19.5

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Reds 7, Phillies 2

Pirates 4, Robins 3

Cardinals 6, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Williams	5
2	Tony Boeckel	4
2	Verne Clemons	4
2	Austin McHenry	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Duncan	3
1	Stuffy McInnis	3
1	Jim O'Neill	3
4	George Burns	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Jimmy Dykes	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.57
2	Doc Ayers	0.54
3	Dana Fillingim	0.36
4	Pete Alexander	0.33
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jose Acosta	1
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	7
2	Pete Alexander	4
2	Dana Fillingim	4
2	Bob Shawkey	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.404
2	Tris Speaker	.397
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
4	Babe Ruth	.377
5	Rogers Hornsby	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	George Sisler	16
3	Happy Felsch	13
3	Tillie Walker	13
3	Cy Williams	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	112
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	99
3	Larry Gardner	93
4	Tris Speaker	90
5	George Sisler	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	48
2	Max Carey	46
3	George Sisler	27
4	Edd Roush	26
5	Greasy Neale	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.12
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.17
3	Pete Alexander	2.20
4	Dutch Ruether	2.31
5	Dolf Luque	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	23
2	Pete Alexander	21
3	Urban Shocker	20
4	Wilbur Cooper	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	143
2	Lefty Williams	114
3	Stan Coveleski	101
3	Burleigh Grimes	101
3	Urban Shocker	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
3	Dickey Kerr	4
3	Urban Shocker	4
5	8 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Milt Stock	.448
2	Donie Bush	.442
3	Jack Tobin	.425
4	Austin McHenry	.417
5	Pat Duncan	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	3
1	Ray Powell	3
1	Elmer Smith	3
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	17
2	Del Pratt	14
3	Cliff Heathcote	13
4	Pat Duncan	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	6
1	Max Carey	6
1	Frankie Frisch	6
4	Cliff Heathcote	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.60
2	Pete Alexander	0.65
3	Bill Sherdel	0.66
4	Babe Adams	0.67
5	Elmer Myers	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	3
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Bill Doak	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	19
2	Hod Eller	16
3	Pete Alexander	14
4	Claude Hendrix	13
4	Lee Meadows	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.464
2	George Sisler	.430
3	Joe Judge	.400
4	Rogers Hornsby	.398
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	George Sisler	7
3	Elmer Smith	6
4	Irish Meusel	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	30
1	Bobby Veach	30
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	27
4	Irish Meusel	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	14
2	Max Carey	13
3	Carson Bigbee	12
4	Mike Menosky	9
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	1.09
2	Babe Adams	1.34
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.43
4	Dolf Luque	1.88
5	Dickey Kerr	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	7
1	Urban Shocker	7
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Howard Ehmke	6
3	Fred Toney	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	37
2	Doc Ayers	33
2	Howard Ehmke	33
4	Stan Coveleski	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Al Mamaux	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.384
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375
4	Babe Ruth	.371
5	Rogers Hornsby	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	George Sisler	19
3	Happy Felsch	16
4	Cy Williams	15
5	Tillie Walker	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	116
3	Bobby Veach	114
4	Larry Gardner	111
4	Tris Speaker	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	58
2	Max Carey	56
3	Frankie Frisch	31
3	Edd Roush	31
5	Greasy Neale	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.80
2	Pete Alexander	2.06
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.17
4	Dolf Luque	2.25
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	26
1	Jim Bagby	26
3	Carl Mays	25
4	Stan Coveleski	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	174
2	Hippo Vaughn	149
3	Lefty Williams	137
4	Stan Coveleski	136
5	Bob Shawkey	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	6
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
3	Dickey Kerr	4
3	Jim Shaw	4
3	Urban Shocker	4